Paint-bucket support.



M. KAPSOH.

PAINT BUCKET SUPPORT. ABPLIOA'HON FILED NOV.30,1907.

Patented Mar. 16, 1909.

.UNTTED FATENT OFFICE- MICHAEL KAPSCH, OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO.

PAINT-BUCKET SUPPORT.

Application filed November 30, 1907.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MiormEL KAPSCH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Colorado Springs, in the county of El Paso and State ofColorado, have invented a new and useful Paint-Bucket Support, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to a support for paint buckets and has for itsobject to provide a secure and convenient bracket or stand for paintbuckets and the like which can be placed on a slanting roof and firmlyheld thereon by simple means, however steep the pitch of the roof.Forming a part of the support is an adjustable connection by means ofwhich the bucket supporting shelf may be nieklyset and retained in ahorizontal position irrespective of the inclination assumed by thebracket.

A further object of the invention comprises a fastening means forholding the bucket on the supporting shelf to prevent the bucket fromslipping off or being upset she-add it be accidentally struck.

with these and other objects in view, the invention comprises the novelconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter describedand definitely claimed.

In the accompanying drawing :F ignre 1 is a side elevation of theimproved so ort. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same. ig. 3 is adetail view of the upper end of the support as it appears when adjrstedto hang at the side of a ladder. Fig. 4 is a perspective view showingthe support in position on a ladder- Similar numerals of reference arefsed for the same parts on all the figures.

The numeral 1 indicates a rectangular base, made preferably of wood, onone side of which, near one end, a shelf 2 is attached by hinges 3. Theopposite or free end of the shelf 2, here shown of semi-circular shape,has screwed on its inner side at the center a projecting arm 3 having ashort upturned finger 4 in the end of which finger is a screw bolt 5,extending transversely. At the junction of the arm 3 and the finger 4 ispivoted one link 6 of a toggle 7, the other link 8 being pivoted to asmall bracket bearing 9 fastened to the base l'near its lower end andabout the center thereof. The links 6 and 8 are pivotally connected by ascrew bolt 10, provided with a thumb nut 11 to tightly clamp the ends ofthe links after the shelf 2 has been placed in a horizontal position toreceive the Specification of Letters Fatent.

Patented March 16, 1909.

Serial No. 404,598.

bucket. To prevent the pivotal connection between the links 6 and 8 fromslipping, a serrated plate or disk 12 is attached to the inner face ofeach link, the serrations on the plates or disks interlocking when thethumb nut 11 is tightened.

Projecting below the nndersurface of the base 1 are a plurality of sharpteeth or points which, when the base is laced on a roof, enter the sameand hold t e support fixed. One form of attaching these points to thebase 1 is shown in the drawing, and consists in notching the side edgesof the base and fastening therein by screws, flattened pieces of metal18 pointed on their lower ends which extend below the under surface ofthe base. The notches 14 are preferably cut at such an angle to theunder side of the base as to enter the roof in an approximately verticaldirec tion.

To hold a bucket on the shelf 2, means are provided at each end oftheshelf, as represented. The inner fastening 15 is, in this instance,made of a length of wire 16 attached at one end to the shelf by a staple17, a short distance above which the wire is coiled to form a spring 18.At its opposite end the wire 16 is first bent outwardly to form a hook19 to engage over the edge of the bucket, and then inwardly into afinger piece 20 by means of which the fastening 15 is connected to anddisconnected from the bucket. Instead of making the fastening 15 ofwire, it may be formed of fiat metal, or that portion above the spring18 may be of fiat metal.

The outer fastening 21 comprises a metal strip 22 slotted at its lowerend for the screw bolt 5 in the arm 4, and held firmly in contact withsaid arm by a thumb nut 23 on the screw bolt 5. The strip 22 extendsupwardly and has attached thereto at its upper end a horizontallydisposed wire 24 adapted to curve around the bucket on one side. Theends 25 of the curved wire project upwardly and are connected by astraight wire 26 which rests on the top of the bucket and serves as ameans for removing excess paint or the like from a brush.

From the above it will be understood that by means of the spring 18 andthe slotted lower end of the strip 22, the respective fastenings 15 and21 are made adjustable and capable of safely holding buckets ofdifferent heights on the shelf 2. The shelf 2, by means of the toggle 7,can be supported at any angle to the base 1 desired, between theextremes 28 passes.

of parallelism therewith and ninety degrees thereto.

From the middle of the upper end of the base 1 an ear 27 projects,through the extremity of which is placed horizontal screw bolt 28provided with a thumb nut 29. Rotatably mounted on the screw bolt 28between the ear 27 and the thumb nut 29 is a hanger 30 for suspendingthe support at one side of a ladder, as shown in Fig. 4, the hangerbeing held in any desired position by tightening the thumb nut. Thehanger is made of flat, round or other shaped metal through one end 31of which the screw bolt This end of the hanger projects radially for ashort distance and is then turned at a right angle to form the portion32, lying parallel to the axis of the screw bolt 28. A final turn at aright angle to the portion 32 and the end 31 forms a hook 33 on the endof the hanger.

When not in use, the hanger 30 is elevated above the plane of the underside of the base, as shown in Fig. 1, but when the bucket support is tobe hung on a ladder, the thumb nut 29 is loosened and the hanger turnedto the position represented in Fig. 3, and there secured. The bucketsupport is then placed at one side of the ladder in such position that,as clearly shown in Fig. 4, the pivotal end 31 of the hanger will extendacross the front of 1 while the hook end 33 of the hanger assingdownwardly behind said round, ho ds the bucket support safely withinconvenient reach and out of the way.

I claim 1. A support for buckets and the like comprising a base, meansupon the base for engaging the surface of a supporting structure, ashelf hingedly connected to the base, means connecting the base with theshelf for holding said shelf at different angles to the base, fasteningmeans adjustably connected to the shelf, means extending from said shelffor embracing a bucket, said means having an integral portion extendingover and across the bucket and constituting a brush rest, and a springcontrolled bucket engaging device connected to the shelf.

2. A support for buckets and the like comprising a base, means upon thebase for engaging a surface of a supporting structure, a shelf hingedlyconnected to the base, a toggle interposed between and pivotallyconnected to the base and shelf and cooperating with the base to holdthe shelf at different angles to the base, a fastening strip adjustablyconnected to the shelf, bucket engaging means extending therefrom, and aspring controlled bucket engaging device connected to the shelf.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MICHAEL KAPSCH.

l/Vitnesses FRED C. FAIRLEY, 11. D. BRASSFIELD.

